Our office serves as the central organizational structure to direct, monitor, advance, and support diversity efforts at the University.
President's Statement on Diversity
As New Hampshire’s public research university, our mission is to provide access to high quality educational opportunities and research that benefits individuals, communities, and society. One of our core goals as an institution is to advance equity--equal access to educational, personal, and vocational opportunities, as well as to basic needs. Recruiting and retaining a diverse student body and community strengthens the intellectual life of the university and enriches the perspectives that inform our teaching, research, and outreach. Diversity itself is an important first step in achieving equity, but the ultimate goal is to provide a culture of inclusion and belonging so that all may thrive. In the context of higher education, this means providing access to education for students and employment for faculty and staff from a variety of backgrounds, but also providing the opportunity and support for all to succeed in their personal and professional goals. As an institution, we also support research on addressing the many structural and historical barriers to equity in our society, and we commit to doing what we can to ensure that all thrive at UNH, in the state, and beyond.
Elizabeth Chilton
President
Office of Community, Equity and Diversity
Thompson Hall, Room G14
Durham, NH 03824
Alumni
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Funding
Learn how our office can help you fund initiatives that promote OCED’s mission to provide central leadership for campus-wide equity and inclusion policies and programs in support of UNH’s educational mission and strategic plan.
